Pushing into short BB

In the first hand you're probably looking at any two cards before the antes even come into consideration. With the antes it's a definite push as you have great pot odds. More significantly though, you're still in reasonable shape if you lose.

In the second hand I think you should wait for a better spot. Shoving T2 from the button could be okay against a tight mid stack but a short stack like that one will be calling with a lot of hands and you're unlikely to be ahead of many of them. You're also screwed if you lose. I'd personally hope for a better holding before the blinds hit or make a play against the 13k or 20k stacks as they're not going to be in a hurry to gamble and you'll seriously damage them if you win your hand. You need a double up somewhere but if you can take the blinds down on this orbit then it gives you breathing space to let the blinds pass you again when they reach you.

The first hand is a definite push imo. The payout structure plays an important part in the assessment though, and I can't that anywhere. The second hand is a definite fold. Can't call a BTN shove for 6BB with T2o. I think you played right in both spots.

I think Startling Grope understood it incorrectly because of the bold font of the BTN and mistook it for Hero.

Originally posted by BArGaInChem

I think Startling Grope understood it incorrectly because of the bold font of the BTN and mistook it for Hero.

Ah, well spotted. I've clearly read that hand based on the bold text. My apologies to the OP.